Breastfeeding

verb

/ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.verbTo feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

"She stopped breastfeeding after a few months."

2.verb(chiefly of a baby) To nurse, to suck milk from a breast.

3.nounThe activity of feeding a baby or young child milk from the breast of a lactating woman.

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